I've often said that the reason I found the strength to force myself out of the most unhealthy of relationships I've ever had exists in my husband's eyes. He was able to see the butterfly through the damaged cocoon of fear and regret. It is because of him that I am happy and healthy today, so here it is, a list of reasons (we'll see how far I get) why I absolutely love that man.
1. He helped me to achieve my life's biggest goal: Motherhood.
2. He has the strongest stomach ever, absolutely nothing makes him cringe.
3. He can lift me sleeping from the couch and carry me to bed.
4. He rarely argues when I pick dinner - even if its something we've eaten 3x in two weeks :)
5. I can come to him with a problem/idea and he's open minded enough to at least hear me out.
6. He knows almost ALL Wiggles songs by heart.
7. He'll climb on any playground with our son to show him its safe for climbing.
8. He knows how to separate darks from lights & whites!
9. He calls me everyday on his way home from work to see if I need anything that he can grab on his way.
10. He looks damn fine in a backwards turned Rangers baseball cap.
11. He tolerates my eclectic music tastes. Somedays its Metallica; others its Opera.
12. He huffs and shakes his head when I click off the car radio because "that station plays way too many stupid commercials!"
13. He can twist me like a pretzel so that I can make my back pop.... aaahhhh.
14. He is so super sweet when he's rocking Wessie before bed.
15. During his morning routine while getting ready for work, he uses the light from his cell phone to gather his socks, undies & such so that he doesn't wake me up.
16. He brings me 'just because' roses.
17. He'll eat my concotions, and smile while doing so, telling me, "No, I think its good..."
18. He takes turns getting up with the baby on the weekends with me, so we each get one day to sleep in :)
19. He keeps all the little love notes that I tuck into his lunchbox.
20. He will sit through countless reruns of Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse; and is taking me to see Breaking Dawn pt.1 when it comes out this November!
21. He put up with my crazy self through all the years I was taking fertility drugs & hormones!
22. He used to be painfully shy when we first started dating (8 years ago!)
23. He is ever patient with my constantly growing brood of nephews & nieces -- and proudly wears the "Uncle Scustin" badge...
24. When the man dreams, he dreams BIG.
25. He knows how to use the weed eater.
26. He isn't skerred by creepy crawlies.
27. He has a major soft spot for animals of all kinds.
28. When I get obsessed with reading a new book - to the point where I hole up in the bedroom immediately after putting Westin to bed and leave him alone in the living room to watch TV - he comes to bed, kisses my head, rolls over and pulls the covers up to his chin, all while laughing to himself.
29. He can take one look at me and know when to suggest that I go climb into a hot bath for an hour and relax.
30. He loves my randomness.
31. He never complains when I volunteer him to help with heavy lifting for a relative or friend.
32. He acts like a 5 year old kid when it comes to buying Hot Wheels cars for our son, "But he needs ALL of these!!!"
33. He's loved me through red, brown and blonde; skinny, average and plump (and preggo); made-up and dressed up to dressed down and bare faced.
34. When I want to start a project, even though he's fully aware that I'll probably only give it about 5 minutes worth of undivided attention, he's still excited for me.
35. If I'm sick, nothing I could ever ask for would be too trouble for him :)
36. He'll grocery shop with me.
37. He has no qualms about entering, shopping in and leaving Victoria's Secret carrying a bright fuschia striped shopping bag!
